In this article, I study the works of two Bengali sexologists, Abul Hasanat and Nripendra
Kumar Basu, in order to unpack the relationship between pornography and sexology in …

This ethnographic study is an exploration of risk as an everyday practice that women
undertake to actualize their mobilities and social worlds in the city of Banaras, renowned as …

Abstract This introduction to 'Translating Sex'places the six essays included in this special
section in the context of the history of sexuality in the Indian subcontinent, and argues for a …

This article studies the eugenic theories of Marathi sexological writer and novelist Narayan
Sitaram Phadke, and his attempts to domesticate the modern ideal of the adult romantic …

While there exists a substantial body of work on the reformist writings and women's
periodicals of the late colonial period, this article contributes to a newer conversation …

Current legislation surrounding hijras and other third-gendered populations in India pivot
around the notion of dignity. Legal redress aspires to give dignity to hijras, a majority of …

South Asian Pornographies is the first consolidated volume that explores the relationships
between pornography, obscenity, law, and desire in South Asia. Focusing on case studies …

What did everyday Hinduism in India look like a hundred years ago? Were its practices more
varied and less politically curtailed than now? Hindi Hindu Histories provides illuminating …

ON JANUARY 13, 1925, an editorial in the Times of India warned readers of a “class of
books... equally if not more objectionable” than erotic novels, a class that masqueraded …

Colonial India, that continues to haunt me because it represents an important omission in
how I explained sexuality in colonial India. The document I am thinking of is the will of a …